[Safety and efficacy of total dose intravenous iron infusion in the treatment of iron-deficiency anemia in adult non-pregnant patients].

Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) has a prevalence of 20-24.5% in Mexico, which is similar to other developing countries. Although the treatment of choice is oral iron therapy, several factors limit its efficacy.

[Experience with 22 bone marrow donors].

We describe our experience of the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología in Mexico City in the management of 22 healthy donors of the allogeneic bone marrow transplantation program. Twenty three bone marrow products were harvested from the 22 healthy donors (7 male, 15 female) with a median age of 26 (range 16 to 47). All were seronegative for HIV, HBV and HCV.

[Prevention of myelotoxicity in a case of bone marrow transplantation using granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor along with ganciclovir].

We report the first experience of the use of GM-CSF as prophylaxis of ganciclovir induced severe bone marrow suppression in a CMV seropositive patient with acute myeloid leukemia who underwent a complete remission after an allogeneic bone marrow transplantation from an identical HLA sibling who also was CMV seropositive. A successful bone marrow engraftment was documented by day 14. Once peripheral blood counts stabilized, the patient received ganciclovir 5 mg/kg TIW.